Grammy's Kitchen · Apple Pie · Apple Pie Cheesecake
One of 64 apple pie recipes we measured
from sugarspunrun.com
It ranks #1 of 64 for sweetness perceived among the apple pie recipes we compared. 52 cooks on sugarspunrun.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 64.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 97% | 14% |
| liquid | 61% | 3% |
| total sugar | 228% | 54% |
| brown sugar share of total sugar | 48% | 0% |
| egg | 79% | 10% |
| dairy | 419% | 0% |
| thickener | 3% | 0% |
| salt | 1% | 0% |
| protein add | 358% | 0% |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 907 g | 2 lbs apples (peeled, cored, and finely chopped (see note)) |
| 142 g | 2/3 cup light brown sugar (firmly packed) |
| 28 g | 2 Tablespoons unsalted butter |
| 5 g | 2 teaspoons cornstarch |
| 1 g | 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon |
| 1 g | 1/8 teaspoon salt |
| 2 g | 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract |
| 40 g | 1/2 cup old fashioned oats |
| 40 g | 1/3 cup all-purpose flour |
| 53 g | 1/4 cup light brown sugar |
| 1 g | 1/4 teaspoon baking soda |
| 1 g | 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon |
| 2 g | 1/4 teaspoon salt |
| 57 g | 4 Tablespoons unsalted butter (melted and cooled at least 10 minutes) |
| 150 g | 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs |
| 39 g | 1/3 cup finely chopped walnuts ((for nut-free, omit walnuts, no other changes needed)) |
| 25 g | 2 Tablespoons granulated sugar |
| 13 g | 1 Tablespoon firmly packed light brown sugar |
| 99 g | 7 Tablespoons salted butter (melted) |
| 680 g | 24 oz cream cheese (softened, use brick-style full-fat cream cheese) |
| 200 g | 1 cup granulated sugar |
| 115 g | 1/2 cup sour cream |
| 4 g | 1 teaspoon vanilla extract |
| 150 g | 3 large eggs (room temperature preferred) |
Method: 16 steps, published by sugarspunrun.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“No words can describe how good this cheesecake is. I have favorites that I make often and this is now at the top of the list. always requested. This time, it was the star of the show as the dessert coarse of a progressive dinner party. For the people who have” — a cook, 5.0★
“I’ve made a lot of cheesecake in my life. This one’s definitely a keeper. Like any baker I made a couple of small tweaks, like I use 2 large duck eggs instead of three chicken. I get the eggs from a friend, but then just things I do when I make a cheesecake th” — a cook, 5.0★